ACADEMICS

38/ The Apple Orchard

Fourteen desktop Apple computers located in a new “Apple Lab” classroom were first made available for student learning in 1983.

39/ Multilingual LCC

Over the years students at LCC have always studied both English and French. There have also been classes for other languages, including Latin, Spanish and Russian. An innovative French/Spanish language lab was installed in the school in 1968 and used for a number of years.

40/ Program Shift

LCC introduced a bilingual program in grade 1 in 1991, expanding in subsequent years to include the entire Junior School.

41/ Little Learners at LCC

LCC’s kindergarten opened in Barclay House in 1995. At that time, Pre-U students had their lounge in the building’s basement.

42/ Portable Technology

LCC began its technology integration rollout plan in 2005, with grade 7–11 students receiving Dell laptops. iPads and MacBooks were introduced later and are still used today.

43/ IB Bound

LCC was recognized as an authorized IB World School in 2013, offering the Diploma Programme (IBDP) for students in grades 11 and 12. This bold move made LCC the only English high school in Quebec to offer the IBDP at the time. In 2020 the school incorporated the IB Middle Years Programme for students in grades 7–10.

44/ Ten Years of IBDP Results

LCC IB Diploma graduates have consistently performed above the global average since our first cohort graduated 10 years ago.

45/ Learning Enrichment and Development Centre

Led by Judy Shenker, the LEAD program began in 2002, with a focus on helping students manage learning differences. The program has continued to expand, and today a team of seven full-time and five part-time learning specialists, as well as one student support professional, provides guidance to our students.

46/ From Blackboards to Smart Boards

LCC has journeyed through the eras of education, following the evolution from traditional black boards to modern white boards, smart boards and lightboards.

47/ Cold Case LCC

During the crime scene investigation event, grade 9 science students became forensic investigators applying their scientific knowledge to cracking the case of a mock “murder” at the school.

48/ Growing Green — Coming Soon!

The roof of the Webster Learning Activity Centre is being transformed into an active learning classroom. Upon opening to students in spring 2025, it will offer hands-on opportunities to plant, harvest and compost, and allow students to develop their abilities to think critically, problem solve, and work together as a team. In fact, we have been growing vegetables in grow bags on the roof since the summer of 2023.

49/ French Bistro

In the early 2000s, one of the French classrooms was set up as a French bistro. Not only was it a classroom, it was also a space where everybody spoke French. You could even order a coffee at recess!